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This thread's for the Spider-Man comics and spin-offs, whether they're decades old or brand new.

  • Apart from the main Marvel Universe titles, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man "What If?" stories, crossovers, guest appearances in other books, Alternate Universe tales and things like Marvel's manga adaptations are all on-topic here.
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Technically, Marvel's Infinity Comics (and their predecessors, Infinite Comics) are webcomics, not comic books, but it's fine to talk about their Spider-Man stories here.

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Since everyone likes talking about him. I know little about him(Ironically,I got nearly all I know about him from a Batman thread),but he's apparently important so I made this thread. Enjoy.

Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#38401: Aug 18th 2025 at 2:10:09 PM

[up]

It was such a perfect set of panels too. Spiderman makes his crack, we get a shot of Goblin staring confused before a close up where he just growls "You."

Next shot is Spiderman simply saying "The one and only".

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38402: Aug 18th 2025 at 2:13:49 PM

Dan Slott hit a lot of issues with Superior, BUT he did make Peter's return a spectacular one.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#38403: Aug 18th 2025 at 10:10:19 PM

TIL: The video game Web of Shadows has a Karma Meter system... represented in part by Spidey's love interest! "Good" choices steer you toward MJ, "bad" ones toward Felicia.

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#38404: Aug 18th 2025 at 11:35:06 PM

It kinda works in context. Peter is already in a relationship with MJ, and siding with Felicia basically means cheating. Literally in one case, Felicia invites you to an all-but-outright-said one night stand, and the good option means being faithful while the bad means cheating.

It gets stupid in one endgame choice though. You just beat up Black Cat in her symbiote boss fight and MJ flies in and tells you to leave. You have to choice between MJ and Black Cat again, but it's framed like choosing to let Black Cat die or save her. She lives either way, but it happens right before the Point of No Return, so picking one basically means you're stuck into the good or evil ending unless you grind out karma points before you swing a couple blocks to the next story mission. That moment was very poorly designed.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#38405: Aug 19th 2025 at 12:46:09 AM

It's also thematic - the good/evil paths are the Red and Black paths, for Spidey's suit vs the Symbiote suit.

In the Red path, you get the redhead. In the black path, you get the Black Cat.tongue

I wish there were more ending options, though, and options to have a Hero/Good End with Black Cat.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38406: Aug 19th 2025 at 2:16:22 AM

[up][up][up] Ironically, you can actually stay loyal to MJ while doing bad choices.

Just don't pick the black suit options for Felicia which there are 2, the first one where she proposes an alliance, and the one after her symbiote boss fight where you hand her over to MJ instead of giving her a piece of the suit.

The evil ending here has Spider-Man go full Yandere for MJ while conquering New York with an army of Symbiotes and vowing to make her into his symbiote bride.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Aug 19th 2025 at 5:17:21 PM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#38407: Aug 19th 2025 at 11:09:11 AM

[up] Yeah I remember those.

The game was just weird about how it frames the choices.

Like, you need a ride to get to Ryker's and have to choose between Moon Knight or Vulture to get you there. It changes nothing, you just decide whether you carpool with a good guy or villain. Then after you get an option to release Rhino. It's framed like the good option keeps Rhino locked up while the bad enlists him. No, the outcome is the same and he's released. All that changes is whether Spidey says "Play nice now okay?" or "Tell them I'm to blame!"

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38408: Aug 19th 2025 at 12:47:23 PM

I was really confused on why Vulture was suddenly helping Spider-Man when I chose to arrest him.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#38409: Aug 19th 2025 at 1:44:13 PM

Sounds like the game was too linear for what they wanted to do. Or couldn't commit with the choice thing.

Wake me up at your own risk.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#38410: Aug 19th 2025 at 2:06:31 PM

Or tried to make Black Cat evil when she's not.

Yes, I am a Black Cat stan.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38411: Aug 19th 2025 at 3:44:15 PM

TBF to Felicia, she was high on Symbiote juice.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#38412: Aug 20th 2025 at 2:48:17 AM

Wasn't Felicia back to her more morally dubious roots in the comics when the game came out?

Digitalhero93 Since: Jun, 2017
#38413: Aug 20th 2025 at 6:42:39 PM

So the latest Amazing Spider-Man is out. Spider-Man is becoming more of a menace, and Peter is turning into a jerk. Both Black Cat and Jameson notice the difference. The issue ends with both Peter and Spider-Man facing each other, saying they are not the real them. Something is definitely up here.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#38414: Aug 20th 2025 at 7:02:01 PM

Hah. Jameson finally notices when Spidey isn't being himself. I guess it makes sense since he knows it's Peter, but that kinda implies he could always tell when Peter wasn't the real deal, but ignored it.

One Strip! One Strip!
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#38415: Aug 20th 2025 at 7:21:14 PM

Considering all the times he had to retract when an impostor was trying to frame Peter, he better have learned something.

Wake me up at your own risk.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#38416: Aug 20th 2025 at 8:09:37 PM

Another Peter vs. Spiderman story? Wasn't that the first Spencer arc?

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38417: Aug 20th 2025 at 8:12:22 PM

I have no idea what the fuck is going on right now in Spider-Man comics? Can someone please summarize what the hell is happening?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#38418: Aug 20th 2025 at 8:14:08 PM

TIL Spider-Man is weak to cocaine.

I love this comment: "What a second THAT was Ock’s big plan during revenge of the sinister six???? I’ve read like half that story and could never find the rest THAT was his big goal!?!??"

Edited by lalalei2001 on Aug 20th 2025 at 11:14:47 AM

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lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38420: Aug 21st 2025 at 10:09:27 AM

I understood that reference.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#38421: Aug 22nd 2025 at 12:50:30 AM

Today I learned poor Mary Jane had been harassed by at least 4 to 5 crazy fans, two of whom kidnapped her and one of whom threatened her with a gun.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#38422: Aug 22nd 2025 at 1:02:56 AM

Yeah I remember that one plotline with a telepathic stalker mutant who faked her death in a plane crash which was a retcon of an attempt to actually kill MJ so Peter can be single.

We got Revenge of the Green Goblin out of it at least.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#38423: Aug 22nd 2025 at 10:16:52 AM

Marvel officially announced Venom's redesign in a few issues. The one where he has Spiderman's colors. They also revealed he's getting a new moniker.

They, they're really going to do Bile aren't they? That one joke from 30 years ago wasn't a joke.

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
GateStarX The Formatter from The Great White North Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Formatter
#38425: Aug 22nd 2025 at 12:10:17 PM

[up][up]That's still an alternate version of Venom isn't it?

It's gonna be fun on the bun!

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